Riyad Mahrez

[Arsene Nose]

Interesting. Shows a few things:
1. Wenger wants to upgrade the right flank despite Walcott's presence. Doesn't seem to place much faith in Ox.
2. He's still looking to add to our goal threat
3. He'd have been willing to spend another 30-40 mil for the right player.

[TrafalgarLaw]

So in other words, he rejected us lol

[Santi]

I think we were interested in Mahrez when we were interested in selling Walcott, latter didn't materialise so neither did the former.

[Mike Dean]

So in other words, he rejected us lol

On the contrary, his quote says the opposite.

Looks like wanted to come and would have gladly come if Arsenal met Lecister's buyout price. LCFC purposely set a high price because they wanted to keep him. Buyout price was not in Mahrez's hands.

This would also explain, as I had been saying over the summer, why Riyadh did not sign a new LCFC deal until close to deadline, when it was pretty much confirmed that Arsenal would not meet LCFC's price and LCFC would not budge because they needed to keep him after losing Kante. If he wanted to reject Arsenal he could have done so very early in the transfer window by signing that LCFC contract.

[Marsbar100]

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... yad-mahrez

Sign him Asap

[OptimusPrimett]

Could probably get him relatively cheaply. Would be an incredible signing this jan.

[Big17]

Just been confirmed as African footballer of the year.

[StLGooner]

Just been confirmed as African footballer of the year.

Do they have an award for each continent?

[DiamondGooner]

I don't think Wenger will sign anyone this January unless its a proper cheapy junior or something.

We have a que for starters already, no way he adds another first team candidate.

[KG3]

We can probably get him on a cheap now especially if Leicester go down.

[Marsbar100]

Bring him home

[BS221B]

Bring him home

Lets give them Walcott+money for Mahrez.

[Sims]

Thing that bugs me is that he's so one footed

If we manage to keep Alexis and bring in Mahrez every defender knows what to do

[Marsbar100]

Thing that bugs me is that he's so one footed

If we manage to keep Alexis and bring in Mahrez every defender knows what to do

It's not simply thag simple to defend against that level of quality ffs, let's just keep ox and Theo on the right instead

[gooney]

Forget him and go for fekir